Kochi

[ koh-chee; Japanese kaw-chee for def. 1 ]

/ ˈkoʊ tʃi; Japanese ˈkɔ tʃi for def. 1 /

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noun

a seaport on central Shikoku, in SW Japan.

Formerly Cochin. a seaport in W Kerala, in SW India: first European fort in India, built by Portuguese in 1503.

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Words nearby Kochi

Kocaeli, Koch, Köchel, Köchel listing, Kocher, Kochi, kochia, Kodachrome, Kodagu, Kodak, Kodály

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How to use Kochi in a sentence

He works for the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology in Kochi.
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The Indian coast guard was called and a few days later, they intercepted the Enrica Lexie and guided it to the port of Kochi.
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When the vizier came to the door, Ocho-Kochi called out from the inside: ‘Master sleeps, wake him not, or he will beat me.’
Georgian Folk Tales|Unknown
An interesting thing in Kochi is the area by the sea in which two crops of rice are grown in the year.
The Foundations of Japan|J.W. Robertson Scott

The king was amazed, he set out for the castle, and said to Ocho-Kochi: ‘Open the door to me.’
Georgian Folk Tales|Unknown
Laelaps kochi was less commonly found than Eulaelaps stabularis and Atricholaelaps glasgowi.
Natural History of the Prairie Vole (Mammalian Genus Microtus)|E. W. Jameson
The vizier made no reply to Ocho-Kochi, but went back and told the king what he had heard.
Georgian Folk Tales|Unknown

British Dictionary definitions for Kochi

Kochi

/ (kəʊˈtʃiː) /

noun

a port in SW Japan, on central Shikoku on Urado Bay. Pop: 326 490 (2002 est)

another name for Cochin (def. 2)

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